Nearby Theaters

The Union Theater opened in 1918 with vaudeville acts and other live entertainment. It had 1,101 seats with one main screen. Operated by B & Q Associates, it was remodeled in 1949 to the plans of William Riseman Associates.

In 1986 it was sub-divided to attract more movie-goers. It has opened and closed several times since then. In 1986, the theater was renamed the Roxy Theater, then the Attleboro Cinema and then back to the Union Theater.

The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Union Theatre. Says it’s on Dunham St., is in Good condition, and has been showing MGM product for 6 years. There were 788 orchestra seats and 313 balcony seats, total: 1,101. There is an exterior photo dated April 1941.

James- The MGM Reports for the Union Theatre and also the Bates in Attleboro are now on line. Go to the Theatre Historical Society website www.historictheatres.org ;on the Home Page, click “Research” and then click “American Theatres Architectural Archive” in the drop-down box. Next, click “Explore the collections in the on-line catalog”. Next, type “New England Special Collection” in the search box. (That’s what they call the MGM Theatre reports). The Bates is card #9, and the Union is card # 10 right at the beginning. Once you get the card, there is a button to click on to enlarge it, and then you can copy it on your printer.